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CVE-2012-0862

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-0862 describes a vulnerability in Xinetd versions prior to 2.3.15 where the tcpmux-server service, when enabled, fails to validate service types. This oversight allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions by sending requests to tcpmux port 1, exposing all enabled services. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial confidentiality impact, with no authentication required. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.3.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.3.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.3.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.3.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.78%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0278 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 19,953 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: xinetd-2:2.3.14-19.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: xinetd-2:2.3.14-38.el6
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-0862Low

xinetd: enables unintentional services over tcpmux port

May 9, 2012

References

lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081428.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081446.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-1302.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / attachment.cgi
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/75965
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/05/09/5
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/05/10/2
osvdb.org / 81774
securityfocus.com / bid/53720
securitytracker.com / id
xinetd.org